Table 2: Therapeutic value of most-promoted and top-selling drugs
CategoryYear; no. (%) of drugs
2013*2014†2015‡
Most-promoted drugs
n = 28
Top-selling drugs
n = 30
Most-promoted drugs
n = 29
Top-selling drugs
n = 29
Most-promoted drugs
n = 32
Top-selling drugs
n = 29
Major therapeutic gain0 (0)5 (17)1 (3)4 (14)1 (3)4 (14)
Moderate therapeutic gain1 (4)2 (7)2 (7)2 (7)2 (6)2 (7)
Little to no therapeutic gain27 (96)23 (77)26 (90)23 (79)29 (91)23 (79)

*p = 0.04, Fisher exact test.

p = 0.4, Fisher exact test.

p = 0.4, Fisher exact test.